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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 58.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 3.0 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2011-03-22 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 15.98 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 5.4 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a lot better than the Galaxy Tab 8.9, having a general score of 75.5 against 58.1. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is newer, incredibly lighter and somewhat thinner than the Galaxy Tab 8.9. Both tablets in this comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy Tab 8.9 has Android 3.0 version, so it provides the user lots of additional features and performance improvements.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster). The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and much more pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a back camera with much more mega pixels. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 counts with a bit superior battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 18 percent bigger battery capacity.
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